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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Prendergast prescribe for Ita to calm her?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) A sedative.
(c) Castor oil.
(d) Aspirin.

2. What kind of doctor is Dr. MacAuliffe?
(a) He is not a doctor.
(b) A general surgeon.
(c) Plastic surgeon.
(d) Obstetrician.

3. What is a roentgenograph?
(a) An X-ray.
(b) A stethoscope.
(c) A thermometer.
(d) A cat scan.

4. What has happened to Ita's arm from the flu?
(a) It is white and swollen.
(b) It is black.
(c) It is ashy.
(d) It is slightly palsied.

5. What complication did Ita Noonan have from her previous pregnancy?
(a) A heart conditon.
(b) A swollen, hard, cold leg.
(c) Uterine prolapse.
(d) Diastasis recti.

6. Why does Julia not hurry to clean up the mess after Delia gives birth?
(a) She needs to leave it all as evidence.
(b) She does not know what to do.
(c) She has another emergency.
(d) She does not want to step between Dr. Lynn and Delia.

7. Which is NOT one of Dr. Lynn’s areas of expertise?
(a) Ophthalmology.
(b) Dentistry.
(c) Insanity.
(d) Obstetrics.

8. What does Dr. Lynn suspect is the cause of death for Delia’s baby?
(a) Placenta previa.
(b) A heart murmur.
(c) Influenza.
(d) The cord was wrapped around her neck and strangled her.

9. Why is Ita Noonan’s hair cut?
(a) All patients have their hair cut.
(b) To lower her fever.
(c) She has lice.
(d) Her hair is greasy.

10. Besides the flu, what other event is causing massive shortages?
(a) World War I.
(b) World War II.
(c) The 30 Years War.
(d) The Civil War.

11. Where does Julia tell Delia her daughter has gone?
(a) The morgue.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The Angels' Plot.
(d) To be with God.

12. What is the reason Julia gives for why Dr. Lynn comes to help at the hospital?
(a) She has a family member sick in the hospital.
(b) The meager wages.
(c) Civic duty.
(d) The hospital is her main employer.

13. What does Julia do to honor the death of Delia's baby?
(a) She drops Delia's baby off at the church.
(b) She writes a letter to Delia and her family.
(c) She lights a candle in church for her.
(d) She scratches a short line into the back of her watch.

14. Who is Julia Power?
(a) The junior nurse.
(b) The hospital volunteer.
(c) The author of the book.
(d) The narrator and protagonist.

15. What do the Irish think about family planning measures?
(a) It is unmentionable and illegal.
(b) They are an appropriate option if one wanted a small family.
(c) They use them regularly.
(d) It is good after one already has five or more children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julia have Mary do to try to speed up labor in "Red"?

2. Why is it thought good to be a bit distant and professional with patients, according to the medical world in this book?

3. After Delia wakes from the sedative, why does Julia want to get her up in a seated position?

4. What is NOT something Julia says the nurses did during their hour breaks, prior to the pandemic?

5. Why is Dr. Lynn satisfied with the type of thread she used for Delia's sutures?

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